This section leads to various useful hyperlinks on introductions
of English speaking countries. Recommended website provide rich
information such as customs, travel guides, life styles of a
nation or an area.
It can never be easier. What you need to do is to click the
web address which links to the website directly. If you don’t
want to waste time, the comments under each site will help you
sort out what you exactly need. Enjoy them!
This is the
official website of Lonely Planet Guide, one of the world’s
largest series of travel guide. Lonely Planet Online includes
the brief introductions to the ways of life in different
countries in the world, articles written by travelers
and journalists and practical information about different
countries. Highly recommended.
Kasbah has the
short introduction for the countries in the world and
useful information such as famous holidays and festivals,
car hire and hotel accommodation guide.
This is a web
guide for international business, while it has short introductory
articles emphasizing the subtle differences of people
and culture in different countries.
The Folklore
Society was one of the first organizations in the world
devoted to the study of traditional culture such as traditional
music, song, dance and drama, narrative, arts and crafts,
customs and belief.
As one of the
International Yahoo Travel Sites, Yahoo! Travel: UK &
Ireland provides the practical information for traveling
in UK and Ireland as well as the introductions to their
characteristics of culture.
Britain Express
is the online source for UK hotel accommodation and travel
information about places to stay and places to visit in
England, Scotland, and Wales.
E
N G L A N D: History, Culture, & Christian Heritage
Links
This is an informative
site for students who need to know about English customs
and traditions like the English Royal Ceremonies, the
emblems of Britain, English costumes and clothes, traditional
game of Conkers, songs, sayings and superstitions
An informative
tourist’s guide for American destinations. Just select
the country you will like to go and you will get information
about its hotel, rentals, culture, history and photo gallery.
The website
is hold by a team who plan to open a new museum in 2004.
By visiting NMAI you may experience something of the unique
nature and welcoming spirit of the National Museum of
the American Indian. There are galleries of works by the
Indian artists in the exhibition category.
This directory
contains the links to the great museums in New York such
as American Museum of Natural History, Guggenheim Museum,
The Jewish Museum, Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), Museum
of the City of New York, New York Hall of Science, Nicholas
Roerich Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of
Television and Radio, Smithsonian's National Museum of
the American Indian.
In this website,
there are useful things you may want to know about multicultural
diversity in Texas and States. The glossary explains the
diverse cultural groups in the States.
The official
website of everything about the president of the United
States, introducing the president and vice president in
detail and daily updating the news and events in which
the White House deals with the domestic and international
business.
This is the
U.S. government’s official web portal. It provides various
information the citizens of the States need to know, such
as the tax credit, license renewal, consumer safety and
health care.
A very knowledgeable
site in which you can find the natural and geographical
resources about Canada by key in and search. Do you know
Nova Scotia was called Acadia before 16th century?
The goal of
this website is to provide information and service to
both Canadians and Non-Canadians. The culture category
is quite knowledgeable. You will find everything you want
to know about aboriginal culture and heritage, architecture,
libraries, multimedia, historic site,s history, languages,
museums and Music.
This survey
of Asian countries may be useful for the beginners who
plan to travel in Asia. You can find the general introduction
of history, culture, entertainment, practical information
for travel, rentals and shop of every Asian country.
In this web
page you will find a detailed introduction to Philippine
Civilization and Technology such as the art of war, jewelry,
metal work and mining, pottery, agriculture and livestock,
architecture, sculpture, textiles, mathematics and astronomy.
This is the
sister web page of Philippine Civilization and Technology.
It describes the belief systems of the Filipinos in detail
with the aid of pictures and charts, making clear what
is their view of Supreme God, trinity, afterlife and ritual.
Any one who
likes to know about Filipino Ethnic Communities must visit
this web site. It has great demonstrations on the Culture
of Filipino Ethnic, including the valuable picturesque
old Philippines and the story of early Austrian travelers
to the Philippines.
The official
online portal of Singapore government offers public service
for both Singapore citizens and non-Singaporeans. In its
recommended sites you can know the official status and
events in Singapore. It also directly links to e-citizens
to get further cultural information and public service
from the government.
A great site
for anyone who would like to know Singapore in detail.
Except for the brief history, geographical location, climate
and regional map, you will get information about culture,
arts, entertainment, museums, institutions, theatres,
university cultural center, festivals, food, and nightlife
This site is
categorized by regional distribution of Australia: Australian
Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South
Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia. You
can directly access to the information of the region’s
government, environment, entertainment, arts, culture,
sport, recreation, transport, travel, ect.
This site focuses
on the culture and recreation in Australia, such as architecture
and design, libraries and museums, exhibitions, festivals,
film, video and interactive media, indigenous arts, culture
and heritage, music, sport, recreation and crafts.
In the homepage
of this site we firstly see the picture of the bellbird
of the forest, and when you refresh the page you will
hear the beautiful sound of the bird. This site focuses
on providing information of the natural resources of New
Zealand, while you can get something about its native
culture like Maori arts.
This sister
site of www.zealand.org.nz.
aims to bring you fast, accurate and pertinent information
about tourism in New Zealand. It is a great pleasure to
navigating this site. A must go site!
This site is
a gateway to information about government of India over
the web. It provides the citizen services for Indians
and direct links to other site of Indian government. Loading
the homepage may take time.
Everything you
want to know about India you would get in this site: India
weather forecast, news, business, festivals and sports.
The category Indian baby names is quite creative. You
will know the meaning of Indian names here.
This is the
gateway to many of the websites about Sri Lanka. Very
well-categorized. The photo album in Leisure category
has nice photos and descriptions about life and culture
in Sri Lanka. Must go!
If you plan
to travel in Sri Lanka, you must first visit this useful
site for tourism in Sri Lanka. It includes the general
information for tourists, introduction to the culture
and nature of Sri Lanka.
English
Art and Architecture:
IMAGES
OF MEDIEVAL ART AND ARCHITECTURE IN ENGLAND
This site is
a great field for anyone who is interested in contemporary
British figurative painting. It introduces the important
events and artists’ biographies and the work of many of
the finest British artists. Also, a large number of artists
beyond the Club's membership are included.
The
English Country House - Photos from the April 1999 U.Va.
Seminar at Oxford, England
This web page
is part of The Seminars at Oxford, England, University
of Virginia. In this page you can see the photos of the
old houses and buildings of England from outside and inside.
This is where
the old English fans must go. In this site you will get
knowledge about English history and culture from the Roman
Empire to the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms. You can access to
the other interesting site about the old English.
In this site
recommended for English learners, you can get the synopsis
of the popular movie you choose and see a summary of the
plot, a list of the major characters, an extensive glossary
of vocabulary and various cultural references that even
advanced ESL learners would often not understand and the
questions their class discussion.
This theater
may be the most famous and authoritative place for watching
performing and acting. To know the current information
about performance in this theatre and plan to watch high
standard performance, you must check here first.
